George E. Shibley, the lawyer who is
handling Sirhan B. Sirhan's appeal and who has identified himself
as an old friend of Manson, says the defendant is conducting
negotiations with a record company.

Shibley said the negotiations are in
connection with tapes Manson recorded prior to his arrest.

The attorney said the bearded, long-haired
Manson learned to play the guitar while in federal prison several
years ago and is considered an excellent guitarist and "an
adequate vocalist." He said the album will contain a number
of protest songs and numbers Manson improvised.

Manson was known as a musician in the
Haight-Ashbury District of San Francisco where he lived after
his release from prison, before he and his followers known as
"The Manson Family" moved to Southern California.

Susan Atkins, a defendant turned informer
on the Tate killings last August and the slayings two days later
of Leno LaBianca and his wife, has indicated Manson bore a grudge
against Terry Melcher, son of Doris Day. The grudge came about,
Miss Atkins said, when the young producer was not interested
in recording Manson's songs.

Miss Atkins, 21, claimed Melcher's home
became a "symbol of rejection" to Manson and he later
sent his followers to the Benedict Canyon house, by that time
occupied by Miss Tate.

I think it only sold a hundred copies or so, he was probably pretty disappointed... would have been better off funding his defence through dope sales. Or pimping out the girls from within jail.

His music certainly wasn't genius, but I do like some of it (although I think Family James wasn't actually Manson singing/playing?):

Ride Awayhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InjiCR5VYKM

Get on Homehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykH_ZQhYeMs

Mechanical Manhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hYCOht7W5c

I mean, these wouldn't win any awards, but they're kinda nice, Ride Away especially. I wouldn't listen to Mechanical Man if you were hung over or stressed out, but as it's the auditory equivalent of a DXM trip it has its own certain appeal!